Attachment for vehicle wheels



June 22 192s; w r 1,590,062 3. ROSSITTO I ATTACHMENT FOR VEHICLE WHEELS Filed May 5. 1924 Patented June 22, 1926 UNITED T STAT i.59o,0s2

eanrauo nossrr'ro; 0mm YORK, n. Y.', ASSIGNOR r0 FOUR-IN-ONE men con- 1 ronarxona conroaarron or NEW YORK.

AT rAeHMnnr-roR VEHICLE WHEELS.

. Application filed Maya,

' This invention relates to an attachment to'r vehicle wheels. In the automotive industry it isinecessary toprov-ide a jackto elevate the ,wheelsof can automobile 'fromthe ground and so as to provide; for dead StOI2t T6 so that all of the-wheels are kept away irom the floor. It is also necessary that in the event a car, is in mud given to the car. .Cars are stolen and driven "away, sothat it is necessary to have some form of device-to given notice of such theft.

When a car is in the mud or a softroad the ordinary round tire does not given sufficient tractionso that it isfdesirable' to have a periphery to' thetirehayi'ng a plurality of plane surfaces; Therefore, thlS' inventionhas for 1ts.,ob-

" :ECtS the following; first: to providea 'jack which is easily attachable and detachable from the wheels of the car and which will operate from the drivingseat; second: to

I 1 provide a meansfor elevating the wheels while a car is in dead storage; thIIdZ'tO' provide means for providing traction when *the-carfiis in the. mudyfo'urthc to 'PI'O'VldG a means for afiording detection ofandpreventing theft of a, car; and fifth-z to pro wheels of a car, which means-comprise a well known type; v M llhe invention consistsof the COIIStIHCtIOII, combination and arrangement. ofparts as herein described and claimed.

I In the accompanying drawing, forming a part'hereof, is illustrated an embodiment of the invention, in which drawings simi l 4o lar reference characters designate corresponding parts and in which: Figure l is a side elevation showing the attachment to an ordinary vehicle. wheel;

Figure 2 is a fragmentar view in plan at sligvfingthe retainingmem er .attaehed'to as lFig iii'e 3' is a transverse section taken approximately on-fline "3-3- of Figure 2 Figure 4 is a rear 'elevationfo't the in-j W s'ertible elementot theinventiong-and Figure 5 is a-yertical section taken approximately-con line ,5'5"ot -Figure 4:.

"Referring to the drawin" "A designatesa common torment wheel havinga telly B.

or a soft road'that tractionbe vide'a means increasing the tractionof the 1924. seriar'nt. 710,914.

1A socket member 1 is provided with a flange 2, so that it may be secured to the telly B, as by means of a bolt 3. The sockct member is portion i,'form1ng a strengthening brace to itsbody portion. The bore 5 of the socket 'member 1 is made to conform to the size and shape of the upper portion of the insertiblelmember hereinafter described.

rovided with an upturned iThe msertible member has a reduced up-' per end 6 of a 'size andform to, fit into the bore '5 of the socket member, and to project through the bore, so that an opening 7 adjacent its upper end will be exposed. lhe object-of this construction is to permit the insertion of a locking device 8, by means of which the insertible member ma. be kept locked in place. a

lhe insertible member has a shoulder 9 which fits snugly against the outer edge of .the socket member 1. The body portion of theinsertible member has an expanded portion 10, provided with cut out portions 11 to lightendhe construction and also providedwith 'ribs 12 to stiifenand strengthen the body.

.The body portion 10 is provided with a. lateral flange 13'having a cut out 14, the metal of which is bent up against the body portion to form a brace 15.. a

The flarge is formed to present a plurality of. at planes 16, so as to provide greater, traction thanwould be afforded by a circular treadand also; to retain the car immovable when in dead storage.

In the operation-of the invention when the upper and 6 of the insertible member is introduced into thesocket the length of the insertible member is such that the flange 13 projects iinderneath the tire C and an appreciable distance therefrom so that when a wheel to which it is attached is rotated to I apoint'wherethe'device is lowermost the wheel Will -be elevated or jacked. It the "car is} stolen or driven away by an unauthorized person the'attachment being locked 'on will give 'n ticeQ-In using the attachment for the urpose of pulling a car out of thefnud t e.'broad,'flatplanes 16 give a traction over an area much greater than a circular tread would give.

Having thustully described the invention what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

lliitl 1. A- vehicle wheel attachment comprising a socket member fixed to the wheel and an insertible. member providedwith means for increasing-the traction of the wheel to 4. .A vehicle wheel attachment comprising an'insertible member provided with a lower end dividedinto a plurality of planes.

-' 5. A vehicle wheel attachment comprising a socket member and an insertible member provided with a plurality of planes disposed at angles variant to each other.

6. A vehicle w'heel attachment comprising a socket member and an insertible member provided with a flanged lower end having a portion of the flange forced out to form a brace.

7. A vehicle wheel attachment compris ing a socket member and an insertible memranged to be disposed in the socket member and provided with an opening disposed outside of the socket member and means cooperating with the walls of the opening-to lock the members together;

10. A vehicle wheel attachment coinprising a flanged socket member and an insertible member arranged to cooperate with'the socket member.

11. A vehicle wheel attachment comprising a flanged socket member and an insertible-member arranged to cooperate with the socket member, the socket member being formed with an integral turned up brace.

Signed at New York in: the county of New York and State of New York this 28th, day of April A. D. 1924.

' GAETANO ROSSITTO. 

